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The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program aims to promote food security and economic growth by increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity.  It accomplishes this by:

• Providing training opportunities for early and mid-career researchers and policymakers from developing and middle-income countries;

• Fostering collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity;

• Facilitating the transfer of new science and agricultural technologies to strengthen agricultural practices

• Addressing obstacles to the adoption of technology, such as ineffectual policies and regulations.

The program is administered by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.

Priority Research Areas

Areas of training and research can be in any agriculture-related field including plant pathology, entomology, veterinary sciences, microbiology, agricultural economics, food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary topics, natural resources management, agricultural biotechnology, global climate change, and agricultural policy. Allowable training topics vary by country and year and can be found in the country-specific application announcements posted on the website.

Training Venues

Training venues include U.S. universities, USDA or other U.S. government agency research facilities, and not-for-profit institutions.

Length of Fellowships